China has a new bird species, the Nonggang Babbler (Stachyris nonggangensis), found in Guangxi Province. The new babbler forages for insects at ground level.

The Emperor Penguin is likely to experience a significant decline, and possibly extinction, in the face of climate change. Current models show the colony at Terre Adelie shrinking from 3,000 birds to 400 by the year 2100.

NOAA reports that the effects of elevated carbon dioxide levels will linger for the next 1,000 years, even if carbon emissions are completely stopped. The higher the peak carbon levels, the worse those lingering effects will be.